Hi Felix, It seems there's much more behind the scenes than I happen to know... So, with the little context I have, I keep believing that your reimbursement request is appropriate. And, for *just* not following the proper procedure, such a request shouldn't be ultimately refused, IMO.
Bests, -- Tiago On Tue, Mar 29, 2022 at 08:47:10PM -0700, Felix Lechner wrote: > Hi Tiago, > > On Sun, Mar 27, 2022 at 11:09 AM Tiago Bortoletto Vaz <ti...@debian.org> > wrote: > > > > Given that Jonathan, after lots of research as he describes in this > > thread, has stated that such request never reached him, can you clarify > > how can you have even complied to a request for more information from him? > > > > Also, if that's the case, why didn't you try to reach him in private at > > the time rather than bringing it to -vote months later, during an DPL > > campaign period in which you are both candidates? > > > > In my view, your request was totally eligible and could/should be > > quickly approved. > > Look, the discussion with Richard was about the process for > disbursements. I like the idea of committees that are on schedule and > open to the public. > > Despite the collateral damage Jonathan suffered for the missing > reimbursement (which people in power have to endure) I did not intend > to embarrass him, yet that's where we are taking this thread. > > Jonathan is a busy guy. In fact, he is so busy he too would benefit if > other folks handled the disbursements. It would be a win-win for > everyone. > > My messages may also have gotten stuck in Jonathan's spam filter. > > It furthermore seems that I did not follow the proper process when > filing my request, as Paul Wise pointed out. > > Either way, you challenged me for the true record. Below, you will > find the exchange you are interested in. I redacted both of Jonathan's > responses in case he wrote them. As you can see, I wrote a lot in > private, but was ineffective. > > Similar to my other responses, I am committed to transparency when possible. > > For context you will need to know that my internal hindrances with > operating lintian.d.o—which we resurrected after years of spotty > service—did not start (or end) with the misplaced reimbursement. In > RT#8464 from November 2020, you will find a partial record of the > dispute. (The ticket contains one of the few irate emails I have > written in Debian; it may have contributed to my DAM warning.) To this > day, there has been nothing but obstruction. > > In my mind, the missing reimbursement simply made that point one more time. > > Jonathan witnessed some of my issues, but he did not cause them. In > Debian, too much power is held away from the public eye. We have Setec > Astronomy. Hence my open and public committees. > > Thanks for supporting my reimbursement request! > > Kind regards, > Felix Lechner > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Felix Lechner <felix.lech...@lease-up.com> > Date: Wed, Nov 3, 2021 at 7:45 AM > Subject: Re: Spending Debian money, [redacted] > To: Jonathan Carter <j...@debian.org> > > Hi Jonathan, > > On Sun, Aug 9, 2020 at 9:01 AM Jonathan Carter <j...@debian.org> wrote: > > > > [excerpt of posting to debian-private] > > For over a year, I contemplated writing this request. As part of my > contributions to Debian I operate the website lintian.d.o. Untarring > and scanning the archive uses lots of resources. The service is > heavily disk-bound. > > It would help to upgrade one of my machines to an NVMe SSD. The > machine also needs more memory (currently 24 GB). I would not normally > make the upgrades. Would the project please help out with the proposed > purchase? > > The details in the amount of approximately US$217 are below. Thanks! > > Kind regards > Felix Lechner > > * * * > > SAMSUNG (MZ-V8V1T0B/AM) 980 SSD 1TB, $120 > Dual M.2 PCIE Adapter for SATA or PCIE NVMe, $16 > Patriot 16GB(2x8GB) Viper III DDR3 1600MHz CL9, $60 > Subtotal $196 > Sales Tax $21 > Total $217 > > All amounts are in US dollars. The seller is Amazon.com. > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Jonathan Carter <j...@debian.org> > Date: Thu, Nov 4, 2021 at 11:57 AM > Subject: Re: Spending Debian money, [redacted] > To: Felix Lechner <felix.lech...@lease-up.com> > > [redacted for privacy] > > -Jonathan > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Jonathan Carter <j...@debian.org> > Date: Fri, Nov 5, 2021 at 11:53 AM > Subject: Re: Spending Debian money, [redacted] > To: Felix Lechner <felix.lech...@lease-up.com> > > Hi Felix > > [redacted for privacy] > > -Jonathan > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Felix Lechner <felix.lech...@lease-up.com> > Date: Fri, Nov 5, 2021 at 12:59 PM > Subject: Re: Spending Debian money, [redacted] > To: Jonathan Carter <j...@debian.org> > > Hi Jonathan, > > On Fri, Nov 5, 2021 at 11:53 AM Jonathan Carter <j...@debian.org> wrote: > > > > [redacted for privacy] > > The website consists of three parts. There is a web server, which > [redacted] hosts presently; a database on my personal VPS; and the > machinery that generates the data. > > Some time ago, [redacted] offered to host the database (part > [redacted]). I believe I met all their requirements (most notably, > packaging semver [1] for bullseye), but no one has responded to my > most recent message from October 4. > > At this point, I believe I earned the right to suspect that the delay > was intended to provoke me into writing another angry letter, but none > is coming. It would therefore be fine to proceed with the database. > (The website will also work better if DAM kicks me out, as [redacted] > suggested.) The database is currently hosted on a VPS with 1 GB of > RAM, which is under dimensioned. I already offer reduced services. > > Having received no response from [redacted], I approached [redacted] > about the database yesterday. Due to the broken lines of communication > with project leadership, I also did not ask for your or [redacted]'s > help with [redacted], but I would certainly appreciate it. > > The third piece of equipment generates the data and is currently > located in my garage. While it is a distributed system with a > scheduler and a variable number of runners, it does not yet run > automatically. In addition, several other Debian services (like UDD, > PTS, and DMD) depend on intermediate products that I generate by hand. > I often change the configuration of that equipment, so a transfer to > [redacted] is not yet practical. (My estimate is a year.) The funding > request is for that third piece of equipment. > > Given the ordeal I [redacted] went through, your approval of my > request would send an important signal that the project values my > contributions. Thank you. > > Kind regards > Felix Lechner > > [1] https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/postgresql-semver > > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Felix Lechner <felix.lech...@lease-up.com> > Date: Thu, Feb 3, 2022 at 4:53 PM > Subject: Re: Spending Debian money, [redacted] > To: Jonathan Carter <j...@debian.org> > > Hi Jonathan, > > On Fri, Nov 5, 2021 at 11:53 AM Jonathan Carter <j...@debian.org> wrote: > > > > [redacted for privacy] > > Did you have a chance to make a decision regarding my request? Thanks! > > Kind regards > Felix Lechner
